WFD responds to brush fire near Target
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Published: Jun. 24, 2016 at 11:04 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 25, 2016 at 2:34 AM EDT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Wilmington Fire Department is responded to a brush fire located in the woods behind Target in Wilmington Friday night.
According to Captain Chris Walker with the WFD, units were dispatched to a brush fire around 6:07 p.m. that was approximately 1/2 of an acre. The fire was under control and confined to 1/2 an acre by 7 p.m.
The NC Forest service cut a fire line around the perimeter.
No one was injured in the incident. No word yet on how the brush fire started.
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